While taking care of business in residential Chicago today, I happened to find myself following a homeless guy who was carrying a white radio with suction cups (the kind that people mount in their showers). He was blasting Barry White on this little thing and...
Here’s a shot by Julieta Cervantes (for the New York Times) of Tim Cobb along with James Levine, John Harbison, Elliot Carter, and Milton Babbitt. Tim is the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra principal bassist. Read the accompanying New York Times story here. Thanks...
A few days ago, I logged into my Facebook account and discovered the following message: "Jason Heath would like to be friends with you…" Me….become friends with me? I clicked the Jason Heath profile and, sure enough, it was another Jason...
William J. Zick wrote an interesting post on his AfriClassical blog earlier this week, stating: The rumor that Beethoven is Black just won’t go away, in spite of the lack of any real evidence. What most people are unaware of is Beethoven’s real...
In addition to performing for many local and national musical theater productions, Chicago-area bassist Paul Dallas hosts an online cooking show specializing in Greek dishes. Titled Fun With Filo, this show gives Chef Paul a chance to show how to cook a huge...
